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Please review the following update regarding Anti Social Behaviour which some members around this area have highlighted as an issue of concern on the Met Engage priority survey.
Good evening all,
For those of you who don’t know me, I am the Sergeant for Kelsey and Eden Park Neighbourhood Team who covers the Tesco Superstore in Elmers End. The team consists of two PCs and one PCSO. We have obviously been aware of the issues with Tesco for a while and have been working with them since around March to try and resolve the issue. This is largely a Tesco issue to solve, although I’m not suggesting that this is solely their problem and pushing all responsibility to them as I personally believe, as with the majority of issues we have, takes a joined up partnership approach and is not just for the police, the council, or Tesco but all parties including the community. The times that this is happening is during the early hours of the morning when the car park is closed which makes the car park private property rather than a public road as it would be when the shop is open.
This message is to update you regarding the current situation with the Tesco Car Park in Elmers End. The Safer Neighbourhood Team are aware of what has been happening and have been working with Tesco to try and solve the issue. This is primarily a situation for Tesco to solve as it is private property and not a “public road” when the car park is shut. This can’t necessarily be solved in silo. The actions taken previously:-
Tesco have put more speed humps in place and changed the permitted parking time after midnight with ticket being sent out from a private company. This unfortunately hasn’t worked so a meeting was held with Tesco on the 17th of September to discuss further options. A Community Protection Warning was served on Tesco giving them until 3rd of November to come up with a permanent solution otherwise they will receive a Community Protection Notice under the Anti Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014. The time span is to give them a reasonable amount of time to get their plans in place. They are submitting proposals up their chain of management for them to be approved. We have given alternative suggestions however it is for Tesco to decide how they will solve this situation at this time. In the interim starting from this weekend, Tesco have agreed to move some metal gates and chain them together across the entrance to the car park to stop cars going in. We have suggested that they put a line of trolley’s across as well as I believe the visible presence of a barrier would assist. If there are further issues within the car park relating to antisocial driving then please inform the police on 101. If you are in a position to identify and get any evidence of specific vehicles driving antisocially then also please let the local SNT know either through Met Engage or 101 when you call. Obviously we don’t expect people to put themselves in any danger to get these details or evidence.
We will continue to work with Tesco and hope they will find a solution before we have to look at different action. We will send out updates when we have them. If you have any further concerns then please contact the local team through Met Engage or via the email kelseyandedenparksnt@met.police.uk.
We have also been liaising with the council and for them to be able to come at this from a noise pollution matter they would need to have the evidence of this. I am well aware that lots of people have recorded the noise over the summer. If this and any potential future noise could be reported to the noise complaint portal which can be access on https://www.bromley.gov.uk/pollution-control-noise/reporting-noise-problems/3 or by ringing 0300 303 8671. There is a process for them to go through and may require volunteers to house their sound recording equipment (although this would be further down the line) if needed. Hopefully the issue will be solved before it gets to that point.
Updates will follow in the coming months.
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 Antisocial behaviour can come in many forms and can require support from more organisations than just the police. There are 13 different types of antisocial behaviour that we may be able to help with, including abandoned vehicles, littering or drugs paraphernalia and street drinking. A full list of what we categorise as antisocial behaviour is available on our website. If you have witnessed or experienced antisocial behaviour, you can report it online. If you ever experience this issue or have information regarding an incident, please report it using our online reporting tools at https://www.met.police.uk/, speak to an operator in our Force Communications Room via our online web chat or call the non-emergency number 101. Alternatively, you can stay 100% anonymous by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via their untraceable online form at crimestoppers-uk.org. Get Involved We are working on our brand-new strategy for how we police London and we want your help. Our New Met for London: Phase 2 strategy will guide how we deliver on behalf of Londoners over the next three years. Please consider getting involved by registering for these messages, this will enable you to contribute to the local priority survey. We may be unaware of issues that you would like us to focus on. Take a few minutes to securely and privately register and have your say using the button below, this will mean we can focus on things that matter to you. 
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